The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1887-06-16
TRINITY COLLEGE.
AN INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF
COMMENCEMENT
The New President Makes Il Good I'm.
pre>sien--.The Endowment Will BE
RAISED, So they Say, Nc., &C.

TRINITY COLLEGE, n. e., June 10, ST.
pn Tuesday the crowds began to roll out
from High Point to Trinity-s distance of
five miles over an undulating and we'll
cultivated country a light shower had
fallen the previous evening; and this
morning the ripening grain and blooming
clover bade every visitor welcome as he
bounded along over the best of roads
And the visitors came, too. Everybody
knows that Trinity Commencements are
we'll attended. They all come-distin-
guished and undistinguished, handsome
and homely-and they all enjoy it. The
Methodist minister revels in Trinity
commencement. Gov. Scales, in present
ing the diplomas. said that he had never
been to a nook in North Carolina where
there was not a Methodist circuit rider and
a school teacher. If that be the case, you
may know they are at Trinity in full force
And this is exactly as it should be. But
curiosity brought more than usual this
tlme-everybod wanted to get look at
the new President and hear him talk.
Wait a moment and | shall show him to
You and tell you what he said. In the
meantime | must take up the order OF eX
ercises Every student is required to speak
at commencement; so the speaking by the
lower classes had to begin the week pre-
yiouS. On Tuesday night the Juniors de
ers and their subjects:
Il ". f. Fink, Mt. Pleasant, n. c.:
Shall the Ship OF State be Wrecked?
,. L. L. Ragan, Archdale. n g.: A Po-
lltical Necessity.
3 J J Scarborough, Mt. Gilead, n c.:
\ Retrospective and Prospective National
View.
+ J. \. Ragan, Archdale, n. c.. Con
servatisn ReUards Progress.
). J. 5. Bassett, Goldsboro, n. c.: The
Living Hero.
6 J. G Montgomery, Concord, n. c.;
Setting Hep.
;. d. c. Roper, Marlborough. S. c.: The
True Monument.
). q. \. Raper, High Point, n. c.: The
Battle of Guilford Court House
The speeches were all creditable. Mr..
Raper's and Mr. Bassett's were regarded
as the best No medal was awarded this
Year.
Wednesday Morning.
Bright and clear; crowds pouring in;
groups gathering here and there under the
large oaks and chatting merrily. At II
o'c ock the chapel was full of people The
great event of the morning was the bacca-
laureate sermon by Bishop ". W. Dun
can. of the NJ. Z. Church, South. At a
glaace We recognize the compact and
manly form and clear-cut face of the BiSh
op who is sitting on the central sofa. one
enjoys looking at such a man-six feet
high, will weigh $50 pounds, full head of
hair slightly sprinkled with gray, slightly
aquiline nose, clean-shaven face and firm
mouth Grouped around him were many
noted men: Judges Montgomery and Boy
kin. President-elect CrOwell, Revs. DIR.
Burkhead DR.. Bobbitt and Dr. NJ L. Wood,
Revs Jesse Cunnlnggim, S. d. Adams, V.
a Sharpe, Frank Wood, w. G. Cannon,
T. 5. Campbell, n. NJ. Jurney, Maj. 5. NJ.
Finger, Prof. y. B. Henry Of the Univer
sIty, ] II. SoUthgate, Esq, and many
others. After the choir had rendered a
beautiful anthem, the Bishop, with a quiet,
self-possessed manner AMI deep, mellow
voice, read the opening hymn; and, after
prayer by Rev. DR.. NJ. L. Wood, announc-
ed his text from 2ud Epistle General of
John. Sth verse Look to yourselves, that
we lose not those things ye have wrought,
but that We receive a full reward" God
eudows man with faculties, but man must
use these in gaining requirements. Hence
the words Of the text: Look to your
selves, trust in God, but do Your own
part. In large measure you are the
architects of your own fortune Take
several examples Abraham, for instance.
God did His own part and Abraham had
TO do his-had to build altars with his
own hands. | have no sympathy said
the Bishop, 'Swith that kind of Christian
ity which teaches that we are all carried to
honor in this world and to Heaven in the
next on fiowery beds of ease; let me tell you
that We must surely fight if we would
win. But, if, after manly struggle, we
have made spiritual and intellectual
quISitions, we should be exceedingly care
ful and vigilant lest we lose these. Why.
IN order to gain the full reward of the
text This reward was not simply world
Iy-was not mercenary- was the just
reward which never fails to crown a we'll
spent life" The latter part OF the sermon
was full Of practical points to the Senior
Glass. Lay foundations deep and broad.
Don't be in too big hurry to get married.
If your sweetheart marries another fellow,
there are plenty more pretty flowers in
the garden. Be independent; be selfreli-
ant Don't depend too much on friends
TO help YOU Many a boy has been ruined
because his father was an F. f. Y. or d
Judge or militia general"
The Bishops s'foot-notes" were always
good For instance, he will pause and re
move his glasses and say: LET me make
d little foot-nOte right here. can hardly
trust myself to speak of that class OF
preachers who never grow any. Ihey feed
80 their congregations the same old husks
IRON year 10 year III Illt HuohS diC "cI II
right smooth; and then they complain that
their people don't appreciate them. He
kept the audience thoroughly interested
aud awake for an hour and a half. One
would not call it sermon Of flowing elO-
quence-not even strictly logical one
Dat it was fresh, striking, never dull, Wig
orous and manly and stirring The Bish-
op made a fine impression. He closed with
a heart felt appeal to Almighty God to
shower his richest blessings upon the young
men and upon their Alma Mater.
The Literary Address.
At o'clock III the afternoon, the An
nu;tl Address was delivered by Rev. Dr.
H. NJ Robey, of Goldsboro He announc-
"a as his subject, Succeed or Die. !" 1.-The
world demands success of every one. The
millionaire wants money because it is a
sign that he has succeeded The same
principle runs through all the vOcations of
life But in order to succeed one must
follow his bent. If we miss our calling
we cannot be full success. Burns could
not have written Paradise Lost, nor could
Milton have written Tam O'Shanter." DR..
Robey confined himself to his manuscript,
but his voice was clear and rounded. His
illustrations were very happy. He urged
the young men to seek for the greatest
success, but that success which was greatest
always had the element of usefulness in it..